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PAPER CARTON Filed June 7, 1937 2 sheets-sheet 1 Dec. 17, 1940.. w. D. wARRlcK PAPER CARTON Filed June 7, 1937 2 Sheet'ls-Sheet 2 75 Jol 65 4Patented Dec. 17, 1940 PATENT OFFICE PAPER CARTON Walter D. Warrick, Chicago, Ill., assignor to The W. E. Long Company, Chicago, lll., a corporation of Illinois Application June 7, 1937, seria1N0.'146.114

6 Claims.

This invention relates to package holders and more particularly to collapsible containers or receptacles fabricated from cardboard.

One of the objects of the invention is the provision of a new and improved method of constructing and foldingA sheets of cardboard to form receptacles, package containers or carriers.

Another object of the invention is the' provision of a new and improved collapsible paper or fiber receptacle that may be manufactured at a minimum of time and expense and that may be readily and easily assembled without the use of glue or separate fastening members of any kind.

A furtherzobject of the invention is the provision of a light, inexpensive receptacle, that may be readily collapsed for shipment and easily adjusted'for use after shipment or after being collapsed.

Other and further objects and advantages of 'the invention will be apparent from the following description taken inconnection with the drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the receptacle :5 with the parts folded in position for use;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blank from which the receptacle is made;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the receptacle with parts only in position for use;

3G Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4--4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of construction, with parts broken away;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank from which the receptacle is made;

:53 Fig. 7 is a section on the line I-l of Fig. 5;

and

Fig. 8 shows the position of the parts when the receptacle is collapsed for shipment.

Itis often desirable to leave samples of vari- 40 ous products, such as bakery products, or the like, at individual residences for advertising purposes. It is -customary, at the present' time, to visit the residences for this purpose and call the housewife to the door to receive it or to leave I5 it in a wrapper on the front porch where it may be destroyed or knocked oli' the porch by children `^or pet animals and lost entirely until the contents become stale. The present invention seeks to remedy these diiliculties by the provi- 50 sion of a packagethat may be suspended from the doorknob or handle where it is sure to be noticed the first time the door is opened. 'Ihe receptacle used must, of course, be inexpensive, but, at the same time, it should be neat and 'at- 55 tractive. In the present invention, the receptacle (c1. zza-52) is made from any suitable material such as cellulose acetate, viscose, paper cardboard, or the like.

Referring now to the drawings, the reference character I0 designates the receptacle which is preferably made from cardboard or other fibrous 54 material.

Referring now to Fig. 2, the blank II is shown stamped and ready to be folded to form the receptacle. The blank II comprises the body portion I2 and the extension I3. The extenl0 sion I3 is scored along the lines I4 and I5to l form the bottom ,wall I6 of the receptacle. The extension I3 forms one of the lside walls and the body portion I2 is scored at II and I8 to form a side wall I9 of the receptacle. 15

The body portion I2 is also scored at 2| and 22 to form the end walls 23 and 24, respectively. The scoring along the lines 2I `and 22 also forms the auxiliary-side wall sections25 and 28.

The side section 25 is provided with a slot 21 20 opening upwardly, as shown in. Fig. 2, which forms a tongue member 28, the upper end of which is removed, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The auxiliary side wall section 28' is provided with a corresponding slot 29 opening down- 25 wardly, and when the body portion is folded along the lines II and I8, 2I and-22, the slots 21 and 29 are caused to interengage to hold the parts in folded position.

The side wall I3 is provided with laterally 30 extending tabs 3l, 32, which may be curved on their outer side. These tabs are separated from the bodyportion by slits 33 and 24, which terminate at the scoring I1 and I8. These extensions `are scored along the line 35 and 36, where- 35 by the tabs may be folded at right-angles to the side wall/I3 and engage within the end walls 23, 24, when the blank is folded into a receptacle.

The end walls 23, 24, may also be provided with extensions or tabs 3l, 38, which are scored 40 at their base along the lines 39 and 4l, whereby they may be folded at right-angles to extend inwardly from the end walls when the blank is folded to form the receptacle.

The auxiliary side wall sections 25, 26, have extensions 42, 43, which in turn are scored along the lines 44, 45, 46 and 41, respectively, so that they may be folded along the lines to form Athe top wall sections 48, 49, and the `tab sections 5I, 52, respectively.

The tab sections 5I, 52, are adapted to extend downwardly along the inner side of the opposite side wall I9, when'the body portion is folded to form the receptacle. n

The side wall I3 is adapted to be folded along- 55 side the auxiliary side wall sections 25, 26. The side walls I3 and I9 are provided with extensions 53, 54, having the openings 55, 56, fior forming handles for carrying the receptacle, If desired the extensions 53, 54, may be provided with slots 48 and 50, whereby the receptacle may be more readily attached to door knobs without making the size of the openings 55, 56, large enough to receive the knobs.

In making a receptacle from the blank shown in Fig. 2, the parts are folded at right-angles along the different scoring lines, except the top portions, the slots 21, 29, are caused to engage, and the side Wall I3 is folded against the auxiliary side wall sections 25, 26. After the receptacle has been filled the top walls are folded to position.

In Figs. 5 to 8 is shown a modied form of construction, wherein the blank is stamped to form the body portion 51 (see Fig. 6l, which is scored along the lines 58, 59, to form one of the end walls 6| of the receptacle, and is scored along the lines 62, 63, to form the end sections 6 4, 65, of the receptacle. The end sections 64, 65, are adapted to Vbe secured together by suitable adhesive 66, as shown in Fig. 5, to form an end wall 60.

The end Wall 6| is extended upwardly to form a iiap 61, having a notch 68 therein. This iiap is scored along the line 69. The end section 64 is also extended to form a top section 11|, having a notch 12 therein, and is scored at 13 whereby the same may be bent at right-angles to end section 64. When the parts are assembled the notches 68 and 12 are adapted to interlock to hold the top Wall sections B1, 1| in interlocked engagement.

The scoring along the lines 58 and 62 forms one of the side walls 14, and the scorings 59 and 63 form the other side wall 15. The side wall 14 is scored along its lower portion, as at 16, to form the bottom wall section 11, which has a tongue member 18 extending outwardly there-- from.

The side wall 15 is likewise provided with a bottom Wall extension 19, which is provided with a pair of angular slits 8|, 82, which are adapted to receive the curved tabs 83, 84, respectively, of

-the tongue member 18.

extension or tab 88, which is separated from the bottom wall section 11 by a slit 9|. This section is scored along the line 92, whereby it may be folded inward above the bottom wall sections befor those sections are interlocked.

The side walls 14, 15, are provided with upward extensions 93, 94, which are provided with openings 95, 96, for forming the handles for carrying the receptacle. In forming the opening 96 in the extension of thefside wall 15, the extension is slitted along the line 91 to form a flap or tongue 98, which is scored along the lines 99 and IUI. The flap 98 is adapted to be folded downward over the top wall sections 61, 1|, with its outer-vend extendingdownward along the opposite side wall, and is shown more clearly in Fig. 7.

Inboth forms of -construction the receptacle may be .collapsed -by unfolding the top and bottom walls and moving one of the side walls laterally relative to theother. The collapsed position of the receptacle shown in Figs. 5 to 8 is shown in Fig. 8. If desired, however, the form of the receptacle shown in Fig. 1 may be entirely unfolded to form a fiat sheet or plate for shipment, as shown in Fig. 2.

While the receptacle is especially designed for containing sample articles, such as bakery products and the like, it is understood that this use is by way of example only and that the receptacle is capable of numerous uses for commercial purposes, and for other conveniences.

It is thought from the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, that the construction and operation of my device will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and that minor changes in size, shape, proportion and details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A collapsible box comprising a bottom wall having an integral tab at each en-d thereof, end walls, a main side wall integral with the end walls and with the bottom wall, a'sectional side wall integral with said end walls, an interlocking connection between the sections of said sectional wall, and a main second side Wall integral with the bottom wall, said main sidewalls having "upward extensions forming handle members for Side Wall integral with the end Walls, and an auxiliary side wall integral with the bottom Wall and extending alongside said sectional side wall. said main and auxiliary side walls having their upper ends extending above the box and provided with alined openings constituting handles for said box, said handles being slitted to facilitate the attachment thereof to the shank of a door knob.

3. A collapsible receptacle made from a single sheet of material, comprising a side wall having its upper end extended to form\ a handle, a bottom wall integral with said side wall, end walls integral with said side wall, a side wall composed of sections integral with said end walls, said sections having an interlocking connection and a side wall integral with said bottom wall and extending upwardly alongside said sectional wall and provided with a handle extension opposite said first-named handle.

4.`A collapsible receptacle comprising a side and a bottom wall integrally connected together, end walls integral with said side wall and having side wall sections integral therewith, said sections having slitted interlocking connections, a second side wall extending upwardly alongside and in contact with said side wall sections and constituting a continuation of said integrally connected side and bottom walls, said side walls having apertured extensions forming handles'for carrying said receptacle. i

5. A collapsible receptacle comprising integral top,'bottom, end and main side walls, said main side walls being integral withsaid bottom wall,

a sectional side wall integral with said end walls and topwall, an interlocking connection between the sections of said sectional side wall for holding said end walls and certain of said side walls in the form of `a parallelepiped, and handles extending upwardly from saidsmain side walls.

6. A collapsible receptacle inthe form of a paralielepiped made from a single sheet of materia] comprising vertical side and end walls, and

horizontal top and bottom walls, integrally connected together, one of said side walls having an end wall connected to each side thereof along its vertical edges and integral therewith, at least one of said walls being in sections and integral with said sheet, means inculding interlocking connections integral with said sheet for locking the sections together, an integral portion of each of two side walls of said sheet extending from end wall to end wall above said top wall in the plane of the respective sides of the receptacle in parallel spaced relation to each other and provided with openings therethrough to form handles for said receptacle, at least one side wall having a. fold line defining the top of the receptacle, and an extension integrally projecting beyond said fold line across the top portion oi said receptacle and having its free end extending downwardly along the opposite side wall on the inner side thereof for holding said extension in position across the 10 top oi' said receptacle.

` WALTER D. WARRICK.

CERTIFICATE 0F CORRECTION. Patent No. 2,225,b,92. December 17, 19140.

wALTER D. wARRICK.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification ofthe above nmnbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 2, seccnd column, line 28, claim l, for the words "main second" read "second main; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 21st day of January, A. D. 19141.

Henry Van Arsdale,

(Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

